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First 10 minutes on a new VPS: security checklist
Change the root password, add a user, enable the firewall and automatic updates — the essentials for a new Linux server.
Kamran (Super Admin) 09 Sept 2026 22 views
1. Log in and change the root password
ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP
passwd
2. Create a sudo user
adduser deploy && usermod -aG sudo deploy
3. Enable the firewall
ufw allow OpenSSH && ufw allow 80,443/tcp && ufw enable
4. Turn on automatic security updates
apt install unattended-upgrades && dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades
5. Install fail2ban
apt install fail2ban
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